Frog from Ecuador found hiding in bananas at Northampton Tesco

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But when ‘frog in Tesco’ appeared on my list of jobs, it was a bit of a surprise.” open image in gallery The frog was found hiding in a shipment of bananas Hagen added that the 5,000-mile journey would have been “quite an ordeal” for Juan and that the animal had been “really carefully looked after by the staff”. A Tesco spokesperson told The Independent: “We sell millions of bananas every week and our growers work hard to clean and inspect all our fruit carefully, so it’s rare to find unexpected travellers like Juan. “We’d like to thank the RSPCA for taking care of him and we hope he finds a more suitable home soon!” This isn’t the first time an exotic animal has been found hiding in a delivery of fruit. In 2015, a woman from south Wales discovered a white “spider cocoon” and webbing from one of the world’s most venomous spiders in a pack of bananas.